Rangers chairman John McClelland believes the Old Firm's chances of moving to the Premiership ended when Adam Crozier resigned as chief executive of the Football Association last week.
The Ibrox chief insists Rangers and Celtic now have no chance of swapping the SPL for England's top league.
He told the Scottish Daily Record: "There is nothing more that can be done to further our case. When Adam Crozier resigned last week our last chance of relocating in England went with him.
"He left his job because the Premiership clubs want to run the game down south.
"If they are to be given control of their own destiny - and the clubs in that league have already voted overwhelmingly in favour of not admitting the Old Firm - then there is even less chance of agreement to admit the Old Firm to the Premiership at the expense of two other clubs," he said.
But Rangers defender Craig Moore believes the Nationwide League could be the ideal launchpad to the Premiership for the Glasgow clubs.
He told the Daily Mail: "I don't know whether that division is appealing enough, obviously the Premiership itself is the place to be.
"But then again the Nationwide might have to be the starting point if the Old Firm are ever to move. I strongly believe Rangers and Celtic will go into a league there and do extremely well and then, after a couple of years, move up into the Premiership".
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